Cyanistes caeruleus or parus caeruleus? (1 Viewer)

[Robin59]

Is it still correct to use parus caeruleus for the blue tit or are both scientific names possible?

Alfred

 

[njlarsen]

A look at the Avibase page shows that of recently updated checklists, Parus is still used by African bird club and Birdlife, while Clements, BOU, and IOC use Cyanistes.

Niels

 

[Robin59]

Many thanks for this very informative answer, Niels

In the future I will use the Avibase page to get answers corresponding to nomenclature.

Thanks

Alfred